Cue The Byrds: (And the rest of you, open your Bibles to Ecclesiastes 3): To everything, (Turn, turn, turn), There is a season, (Turn, turn, turn), And a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to build up, a time to break downA time to dance, a time to mourn . . . To … Continue reading To The Young Dude In His Dancing Duds – May 16, 2023
Washington Post From, “Behind a pseudonym, literary provocation” James Campbell’s ‘NB by J.C.’ brings together the columns of an incendiary cultural critic. . . . By Michael Dirda – May 12, 2023 Even before catching up with the latest scholarly kerfuffle in the Letters column, readers of Britain’s Times Literary Supplement turn first to its … Continue reading Maybe The Best Column I Never Read; Plus Many of the Best Typos
How would I know that in hooking up with The Fair Wendy, I was entering into a monarchist alliance? It’s true. We practically draped the whole place in black crepe when the Eternal Elizabeth passed on; and Wendy can still sort all the princes in order of their place in the Line of Succession, … Continue reading Coming Soon to Our Kitchen: The King Chuck “Coronation Quiche”
David Brooks, New York Times From “Joe Biden and the Struggle for America’s Soul,” April 27, 2023 Joe Biden built his 2020 presidential campaign around the idea that “we’re in a battle for the soul of America.”. . . In the video he released this week launching his re-election bid, he doubled down on that … Continue reading Voices of The Week: Compelling Quotes
TWO: Twists & Gimmicks, but No Nude Beaches [Part One is here.] When I landed on Nantucket in the fall of 1976, I had a head full of the [American] Revolution, enough cash for a cramped bedroom in an unfashionable boardinghouse, but no nanny. So my two daughters, Annika (self-nicknamed “Kiki,”) age 7 and Molly, … Continue reading The Island of Two Tales — Part Two